User:Roger A. Lohmann/Contributed Pages

Contributed Pages

The following is a recap of most of the pages I've started, or contributed to in different ways.

Approved Articles Civil society [r]: The space for social activity outside the market, state and household; the arena of uncoerced collective action around shared interests, purposes and values. [e] Theodor Lohmann [r]: A 19th century (1831-1905) German administrative lawyer, civil servant and social reformer, second in importance only to Otto von Bismarck in the formation of the German social insurance system. [e] Approvals As an Editor, I've signed off on: Agriculture, history Anti-Saloon League Jane Addams Louis D. Brandeis Charles A. Beard Butler Andrew Carnegie Caterpillar Club Merle Curti Democrat Party William Ewart Gladstone Great Society Richard Hofstadter Industrial Revolution The Social Capital Foundation Frederick Jackson Turner Folk saints Imports Adam Ferguson David Hume Adam Smith Disambiguation Pages Neighborhood (disambiguation) Place (disambiguation) Power (disambiguation) Association (disambiguation) Foundation

Nearly Finished? I've done what I can with these: Anonymity [r]: Condition of being unknown, without a name or lacking an identity. [e] Arthur Altmeyer [r]: Add brief definition or description Charles Schottland [r]: Add brief definition or description Commercial state [r]: The concept, sometimes associated with Adam Ferguson's concept of civil society, refers to a political state devoted primarily to the promotion and advancement of commercial interests. Adam Smith referred to this as commercial society. [e] Giving circles [r]: Form of philanthropy by a group of members who pool their funds and information in collective or joint donations; often contributing to organizations or causes in their community. [e] L.J. (Lyda Judson) Hanifan [r]: A West Virginia educational official and Superintendent of Rural Schools who is credited as the earliest (1916) user of the concept of social capital [e] History of scientific organizations and institutions [r]: Chronology of the development and history of scientific associations. [e] Political system [r]: Recursive structures for transforming existing values into political demands and supports which provoke authoritative decisions allocating values and lead to consequences which, in turn, provoke new patterns of demands and supports. [e] Robert Bosse [r]: (1832 - 1901) German politician active in social reform and social legislation during the last half of the 19th century. [e] Simon Patten [r]: An American economist and social theorist who made pioneering work in welfare economics and social services. [e] Hans Hermann Freiherr von Berlepsch [r]: Prussian lawyer, politician and social reformer who became trade minister, and was a founder of the Internationale Vereinigung für gesetzlichen Arbeiterschutz (International Union for the Protection of Workers), predecessor of the International Labor Organization. [e] Current Projects Civil Society: Add brief definition or description Subpages  Hull House: Chicago settlement house established in September, 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr in a house on Halstead Street built by Charles Hull. [e] Nonprofit terminology: Add brief definition or description  Social Security in the USA: The largest federal social welfare program in the United States. [e]  Public: Shared by, open or available to everyone, well or generally known, universally available or without limit, done or made on behalf of the community as a whole, open to general or unlimited viewing or disclosure, frequented by large numbers of people or for general use, or places generally open or visible to all pertaining to official matters or maintained at taxpayer expense. [e]  Social world: Any particular system or network of social knowledge, awareness and relations. [e]  Coal mining: the various methods used to extract coal from the ground. [e] Sociology Core Article Stubs Bureaucracy Socialization Social act Social group Social organization

Starts & Stubs Citizen Civic culture Fundraising Household Hutong (Beijing) Jazz (software) Membership organizations Neighborhood Nonprofit management Nonprofit boards Nonprofit, not-for-profit, voluntary, independent Social Work Rural poverty Social enterprise Social capital Social group Underground Courier Editorial Efforts I've also made contributions to:  Fundraising: Process of soliciting and gathering money or other gifts in kind, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies. [e]  Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, consisting of 30 articles with definitions of civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. [e]  Journalism: Practice of writing about daily events of interest to people - politics, international affairs, sports, etc. [e]  Nongovernmental organization: A term used in much of the world to describe third sector organizations in terms of their location outside of formal government. [e]  Ulster Volunteer Force: The name of one, and possibly two separate, loyalist paramilitary forces in Northern Ireland near the beginning and end of the twentieth century. [e]  Gerontology: Biomedical, sociological and psychological study of aging. [e] Sandbox A few preliminary projects are also underway in my sandbox